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Michigan State Roster

2009 roster analytics, depth, and season stat leaders in one workspace.

Spartan Stadium • East Lansing • MI

Big TenSpartan Stadium
Players
106
Avg Height
6'2"
Avg Weight
260 lbs
Underclassmen
0

Scan talent concentration, class balance, transfer reliance, and player-level filtering without leaving the page.

Roster context

Michigan State roster construction

The roster tab connects player-level listings with the context that explains how the team is built: class year, position group, acquisition path, recruiting profile, and current season production.

For 2009, Michigan State has 106 rostered players in the current viewable dataset. The talent model has enough rated-player coverage to compare blue-chip ratio, RTI rank, and portal dependence.

Roster Workspace

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106

of 106 players

All roster filters are open. Narrow the table by position, class, stars, or geography.

Analytics Summary

Roster Profile

Quick-glance talent, experience, and portal context for the current roster.

FBS RTI rank reflects teams with at least 58% matched recruiting coverage.

Position health

Position Group Health

A quick diagnostic that combines talent score, class experience, and transfer reliance into an opinionated roster read.

Portal context
GroupTalentExperiencePortal riskVerdictContext
DLHighHighLowStrength18 players, 6% blue chips
RBMediumHighLowStable14 players, 21% blue chips
OLMediumHighLowStable12 players, 8% blue chips
WRMediumHighLowStable15 players, 13% blue chips
LBMediumHighLowStable14 players, 7% blue chips
OtherMediumHighLowStable9 players, 0% blue chips
DBLowHighLowNeeds depth10 players, 0% blue chips
TELowHighLowNeeds depth5 players, 20% blue chips
STLowHighLowNeeds depth6 players, 0% blue chips
QBLowHighLowNeeds depth3 players, 33% blue chips

Roster

Showing 1-25 of 106 players

20A.J. Jimmerson3★RBSr5'10"St. Louis, MO, USA
18Aaron BatesURPSr6'0"New Concord, OH, USA
55Adam Decker2★LBSr6'3"238 lbsRochester Hills, MI, USA
47Adam SetterboURFBSr6'3"245 lbsSpring Lake, MI, USA
56Alex ShackletonURLSSr6'2"240 lbsBreckenridge, CO, USA
27Andre Anderson3★RBSr5'9"Barrington, IL, USA
34Andre BufordURRBSr5'8"Waterford, MI, USA
45Andrew HawkenURFBSr6'2"Grandville, MI, USA
10Andrew Maxwell4★QBSr6'3"Midland, MI, USA
42Andrew PendyURFBSr6'2"240 lbsShelby Township, MI, USA
61Antonio Jeremiah4★NTSr6'5"345 lbsHilliard, OH, USA
32Ashton Leggett3★RBSr5'11"Muskegon, MI, USA
3B.J. CunninghamURWRSr6'2"Westerville, OH, USA
13Bennie Fowler3★WRSr6'1"212 lbsBloomfield, MI, USA
25Blair WhiteURWRSr6'2"Saginaw, MI, USA
69Blake PachecoURDLSr6'1"264 lbsSalinas, CA, USA
64Blake Treadwell3★GSr6'3"304 lbsEast Lansing, MI, USA
81Brad SonntagURWRSr5'8"Saginaw, MI, USA
34Brandon DensonURLBSr5'11"Willow Run, MI, USA
64Brendon MossUROTSr6'7"284 lbsBay Village, OH, USA
14Brett Swenson3★PKSr5'8"Pompano Beach, FL, USA
88Brian Linthicum3★TESr6'5"St. Louis, MO, USA
30Brynden Trawick3★LBSr6'2"225 lbsMarietta, GA, USA
89Cam MartinURWRSr6'4"188 lbsTampa, FL, USA
94Cameron Jude2★DTSr6'3"265 lbsChesterfield, VA, USA

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Season Stat Leaders

Up to eight category leaders from the current team season.

4/8

Passing Yards

Kirk Cousins

QB

2,680

Rushing Yards

Larry Caper

RB

468

Receiving Yards

Blair White

WR

990

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Roster Talent Index

Signature roster score built from recruiting stars across the full roster.

Methodology

RTI assigns 100 points to 5-stars, 80 to 4-stars, 60 to 3-stars, 40 to 2-stars, and 20 to unrated players. FBS rank appears only when matched recruiting coverage is at least 35%.

RTI Score
4,580
FBS Rank
#27

Ranked against FBS teams with qualified recruiting coverage.

Blue Chip Ratio
9%

Coverage 58% of the roster with recruit matches.

Position Talent Breakdown

See where the current roster stacks its most recruiting capital.

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DL
18 players • 6% blue chips
760
FBS rank #20
RB
14 players • 21% blue chips
620
FBS rank #5
OL
12 players • 8% blue chips
600
FBS rank #65
WR
15 players • 13% blue chips
580
FBS rank #39
LB
14 players • 7% blue chips
560
FBS rank #35
Other
9 players • 0% blue chips
460
FBS rank #20
DB
10 players • 0% blue chips
400
FBS rank #97
TE
5 players • 20% blue chips
240
FBS rank #55
ST
6 players • 0% blue chips
200
Rank unavailable
QB
3 players • 33% blue chips
160
FBS rank #54

Talent vs Experience

Clean FBS landscape view with the current roster highlighted and focused team context alongside it.

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Championship Contender
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Talent Index
Experience
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Michigan State
Big Ten
Championship Contender
Talent Index
4,580
Experience
4.00
Move across the plot to compare talent concentration. Higher placement signals a more veteran roster mix.

Roster Construction Breakdown

Current roster mix between portal additions and everyone else on the roster.

Full portal tracker
Transfers on roster
0

0% of the current roster.

Other rostered players
106

100% of the roster remains non-transfer.

Incoming
0
Outgoing
0
Net Portal
0

Experience Score

Weighted from class year to estimate how seasoned the roster is.

Average experience
4.00

Veteran-heavy

FBS experience rank
#52

Freshmen count as 1 point, sophomores 2, juniors 3, seniors 4.

Underclassmen
0
Upperclassmen
106

Quick Answers

Michigan State roster quick answers

Season

2009

Roster size
106
Positions represented
19
Underclassmen
0
Upperclassmen
106
Transfers
0
Average height
74.01
Average weight
259.81 lbs
RTI
4,580
Blue chip ratio
9.4%
Top season leader
Kirk Cousins (2680)